By David Irby Here I was attending Mission ConneXion (MC), the Northwest’s Premier Missions event, for the second time. I smiled to myself and gave an inwards chuckle, as I was one of the last people you would ever expect to be here, not only as an attendee but as the head of a mission…
DetailsBy James M. Helms If you talk to a dozen missionaries and ministries that struggle in their fundraising, one common theme is heard: Fundraising is one of the Goliath’s that are faced for short and long-term missions and ministry. The truly motivated individual wanting to get to the root of understanding the fundraising giant would…
DetailsBy David Steven I’ll never forget meeting a boy named Andreas nearly forty-three years ago. We were both only seventeen at the time. He from Sweden and I from the United States, we met at an Operation Mobilization conference near Brussels, Belgium. Young, immature, and struggling with culture shock, we both headed into France for…
DetailsBy Bryan Austring, Pastor of Helvetia Community Church How do we get there? How do we fulfill the mandate of Ephesians 4:11-16—“to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up”.
DetailsBy Sandy True Ryan and I attended the Portland “Journey Deepens” conference in March, 2013. It has been quite a journey since the ‘Journey.’ We loved the conference and left excited to work on our goals. Our timeline was to hit the mission field in summer of ’14. Finding an agency/ministry to work with proved to…
DetailsBy Jodi and Duane Decker / China Outreach Ministries “Make plans, but write them in pencil; for God may redirect you as you follow Him.” “Remember, it is much easier to steer a moving car than a ‘parked’ one.” These are bits of advice that someone gave me in my 20’s, and my husband and I…
DetailsBill MacLeod, Executive Director, Mission ConneXion Recently a businessman, whom I have been getting better acquainted with, confided in me that he has been quite involved in his local church for years and has been fairly fulfilled, but when he attended Mission ConneXion a few years ago, he discovered so many more options and avenues…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod, Executive Director, Mission ConneXion It has been my privilege since the late 1990’s to serve on the US Board of a mission organization that places workers throughout Central Asia.
DetailsBy Dan Larsen, Executive Pastor at Cedar Mill Bible Church Since its inception, Cedar Mill Bible Church has been a strong supporter of Mission ConneXion Northwest (MCNW). Back in 2001 when Bill MacLeod first approached us about the idea of launching a joint effort among churches in the Portland area to strengthen and multiply…
DetailsBy Mike Hildenbrand, Missions Pastor, Sunset Presbyterian Church My name is Mike Hildenbrand and for the past eight years I have been the missions pastor at Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. I am a non-paid volunteer giving leadership to Sunset’s global outreach minsitry. I am part of a ten person team that in partnership…
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